On Thursday September 17, 2020, Dallas and UTD SWE held a virtual Diversity and Inclusion Professional Development Meeting presented by Jacqeline Prince of the UTD Galerstein Gender Center. During the mini workshop titled “Feminism 101”, Ms. Prince gave a condensed explanation of key terms in feminism. She explained different time periods have given different connotations to the word “Feminism”. Throughout the presentation Ms. Prince included segments that brought to light how even in a movement that aims for equality, has social and economic discrimination. It is intersectionality within a broader movement that seeks to address equity, providing proportional representation in equality. Attendees were able to express their thoughts in a safe space and ask clarification to controversial topics to become a better ally. Ms. Prince provided recommendations of authors from the different feminism waves and gave the following 3 suggestions to be effective Feminist: 1) Self Reflect 2) Decenter your perspective 3) Be willing to make mistakes. Thank you to UTD SWE and the UTD Galerstein Gender Center for partnering with Dallas SWE.
Additional resources can be found at https://www.utdallas.edu/gendercenter/.
